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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Toonerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toonerville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Toonerville:
- 37.775009, -103.164097
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Toonerville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Bent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bent County
- Since Toonerville is near Otero County and also Baca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otero County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baca County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Toonerville
Communities Also Named Toonerville ...
We found three communities that are also named Toonerville.
Within Colorado, the name Toonerville is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Toonerville is located in Pike County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the east of the Toonerville that is located in Bent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Toonerville.
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- This Toonerville is located in Saint Charles County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the east of the Toonerville that is located in Bent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Toonerville.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Toonerville is located in Venango County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Toonerville that is located in Bent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Toonerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toonerville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Antelope Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Antelope Springs is located in Baca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
- Boggsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boggsville is located in Bent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Graft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graft is located in Baca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graft
- Hasty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Toonerville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Toonerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toonerville and extending to:
- Las Animas, which is the Seat of Bent County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Toonerville to Las Animas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,687 miles [12,371 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toonerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Toonerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toonerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7750, Longitude: -103.1641 In this case, the coordinates for Toonerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.987 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.016 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.211 degrees. |
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